Revolutionary 97

This memoir by a Comintern leader in the early Soviet Union is “a vital primary source . . . clear and unpretentious”****(Ian Birchall, from the new preface). When Alfred Rosmer arrived in Russia in……続きを見る

This colorful memoir brings the Texas frontier to life, from smuggling adventures to fighting in the Texas Revolution and serving as a Texas Ranger. Having left Kentucky at nineteen, Noah Smithwick ……続きを見る

How ordinary people went from resistance to revolution: “[A] concise, lively narrative . . . the authors expertly build tension.” ーPublishers Weekly Americans know about the Boston Tea Party and “t……続きを見る

A political historian examines five of the twentieth century’s most significant revolutions, and the partnerships that led the way. Successful revolution requires two triggering elements: a crisis o……続きを見る

This vivid history of late 18th century France chronicles the little-known counterrevolution that threatened the First Republic. 1793 was a year of great turmoil in France. With foreign invasion alo……続きを見る

“[This] collection of Lucy and Henry Knox’s correspondence movingly reveals a marriage and a nation coming of age in the crucible of the Revolutionary War.” ーLorri Glover, author of Eliza Lucas Pin……続きを見る

Essays on nationalism, revolution, and other relevant topics from the author of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood. Prize-winning scholar and author Neil Davidson explores classic themes of nation, ……続きを見る

“An excellent account and analysis of the Mexican Revolution, its background, its course, and its legacy . . . an important contribution [and] a must read!” (Samuel Farber, author of Cuba Since the ……続きを見る

This “candid memoir of the author’s participation in China’s Cultural Revolution” reveals how an ordinary woman was driven to violence by politics (Kirkus Reviews). “Compelling in its brutal honesty……続きを見る

“Compelling . . . [a] classic study of the revolutionary process” (Neil Davidson, author of How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions?). As the First World War was about to end in defeat, Ger……続きを見る

This social history of the common British soldier in the American Revolution dispels myths and sheds new light on who fought for the Crownーand why. In this extensive study, Sylvia Frey surveys recr……続きを見る

An abridged edition of the insightful work praised as “an impressive contribution both to the history of ideas and to political philosophy” (Alasdair MacIntyre, author of After Virtue). Once of cent……続きを見る

This comprehensive chronicle of the Russian Revolution is told through the eyewitness accounts of journalists, political leaders, and ordinary citizens. More than a century ago, workers and peasants……続きを見る

“A fine study . . . by a prolific scholar who adeptly restores the Salem Gunpowder Raid to its rightful place in the history of the American Revolution.” ーNew England Quarterly On April 19, 1775, B……続きを見る

An account of the little-known involvement of Royal Marines as they engaged the new Bolsheviks immediately after the Russian Revolution. After three years of great loss and suffering on the Eastern ……続きを見る

“Fascinating . . . full of insight and a perceptive portrait of Lenin’s single-mindedness and his relentless, all-consuming drive towards revolution in Russia.” ーThe Guardian Combining Young Lenin ……続きを見る

“Frequent insights, stimulating historical comparisons, and command of the data relating to Cuba’s economic and social performance.” ーForeign Affairs Uncritically lauded by the left and impulsively……続きを見る

“The first essential text of a new and remarkably dynamic era of social activism that has already brought profound change to the world.” ーBob Herbert Something was in the air in 2011, as protest mo……続きを見る

The Revolutionary War historian provides “a comprehensive and accessible guide” to the vital influence France had on America’s path to independence (Publishers Weekly). French support for United Sta……続きを見る

The classic study of resistance to Tsarist Russian colonialism, the genocide that followed, and its connection to the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1916, Tzar Nicholas II began drafting Russian subjects ……続きを見る

This journalist’s portrait of life in Iran just after the Revolution is “a book of great economy and power [with] a supreme sense of the absurd” (New Republic). Iran, 1980: the revolutionaries have ……続きを見る

The original rebels: “Brings into clear focus events and identities of ordinary people who should share the historic limelight with the Founding Fathers.” ーPublishers Weekly According to the tradit……続きを見る

The history of a dictatorship’s demiseーand the many power struggles that followed on the rocky road to democracy in early twentieth-century Mexico. The Mexican Revolution is one of the most importa……続きを見る

This concise history of guerilla warfare presents profiles in combat courage from George Washington to Simón Bolívar, Mao Zedong, and beyond. The concept of guerrilla warfare is centuries old, with ……続きを見る

“The story of the Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (MRO) from its rise until the Illinden Uprising of 1903 . . . a fascinating account.” ーPoLAR The underground Macedonian Revolutionary Organiz……続きを見る

The little-known story of the West Florida Revolt: “One rollicking good book.” ーJay Winik When Britain ceded the territory of West Floridaーwhat is now Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida……続きを見る

The classic account of the Russian Revolution by an American journalist who witnessed it firsthand. John Reed, an American writer for a socialist magazine, was in Petrograd when the Bolsheviks seize……続きを見る

A political and military analysis of this conflict in southern Africa with maps, photos, and a new introduction assessing its long aftermath. A half century after the Universal Declaration of Indepe……続きを見る

This study of the armed wing of the African National Congress also “contributes significantly to scholarship on liberation movements more broadly.”ーGary Baines, author of South Africa’s Border War ……続きを見る

On 27 April 1994 South Africa went to the polls and delivered the first black government in the country’s history. This was the Mandela Revolution. This is not the story of how the Rainbow Nation wa……続きを見る